Jason Jones is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Cardinal Rose Group, a holding company, which creates and grows companies in the P2P and online lending sector. Cardinal Rose Group owns Lend Academy Media, NSR Invest, Lendbase, and the LendIt Conference. In addition to identifying and launching new businesses for CRG, Jason also focuses on capital allocation and human resource development for each portfolio company. Prior to CRG, Jason founded HighStep Capital, an investment firm focused on early-stage Internet and financial services companies, where he invested in over 200 Internet-related companies from around the world. Previously, Jason worked at J. Goldman & Co., Goldman Sachs, Cambridge Associates, and Fidelity Investments.

Jason holds an M.B.A. from the Johnson School at Cornell University where he was a Park Leadership Fellow and a B.S. from Babson College.